Fortnite Midas Guide: Boss Location, Skin Unlock, and Lore Explained

Who Is Midas in Fortnite?

Few characters have shaped Fortnite's identity like Midas. Debuting on February 20, 2020, at the start of Chapter 2: Season 2, the gold-handed crime lord instantly became the face of the spy-themed season. He wore two hats from day one: a hostile boss guarding The Agency on the island, and the coveted Tier 100 reward of that season's Battle Pass.

According to the Fortnite Wiki, Midas is the reimagined King Midas of Greek mythology — a fallen ruler of Phrygia cursed with the Golden Touch — who in the modern era became a criminal mastermind leading his own syndicate, complete with the GHOST and SHADOW factions. He is voiced by veteran actor Matthew Mercer, known for roles like Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom and Goro Majima in the Like a Dragon series, as detailed by the Villains Wiki.

His in-game description says it all: "All that glitters is yours."

Fortnite Midas Boss: Location, Loot, and Behavior

As a boss, Midas was a genuine threat during Chapter 2: Season 2. He patrolled The Agency with henchmen, and if he spotted a player moving without a disguise, he'd visibly grow suspicious before opening fire. The table below sums up his boss encounter:

One clever detail: knocking Midas down and shaking him for intel revealed nearby chests, his henchmen, Sentry Turrets, and Sentry Cameras. His signature Drum Gun also appeared permanently golden in-game thanks to his passive effect — so distinctive that Epic later updated the weapon's icon to match it when the gun was unvaulted. While the original boss encounter is retired, Midas has returned in later seasons in other forms, including his Ascendant and Shade iterations.

How to Get the Fortnite Midas Skin and Unlock Every Style

The Midas outfit is a Legendary skin tied to the Chapter 2: Season 2 Battle Pass, meaning it can no longer be earned the normal way. Here are the key facts, per Fortnite.gg:

The skin shipped with four selectable styles, each with its own unlock task for Battle Pass owners:

• Default — unlocked by purchasing Tier 100
• GHOST — deliver Legendary Weapons to GHOST in Midas' Mission
• SHADOW — deliver Legendary Weapons to SHADOW in Midas' Mission
• Golden Agent — reach Level 100 during the season

The outfit also includes a LEGO minifigure style for LEGO Fortnite Odyssey and a Fall Guys Bean style for cross-mode appearances. Even though the skin itself is exclusive to that season's pass, Epic has released numerous alternate versions over the years, so new players still have ways to represent the Golden King.

Midas Lore: The Golden King's Full Story

Midas' backstory blends Greek tragedy with spy-thriller scheming. In ancient times, he was the Golden King of Phrygia, cursed so that everything he touched turned to gold. The curse starved him because food and drink transformed on contact, accidentally turned his daughter Jules into a golden statue (she was later resurrected, but their trust never fully recovered), and left him wandering the world of the living as an undead being.

In the modern era, he built Midas' Crew — starting with The First Shadows: The Burning Wolf, Chaos Origins, and Sierra — and eventually founded The Agency as a front for his empire of espionage. His boldest scheme, The Device event in June 2020, nearly destroyed the Storm, but the sentient Storm retaliated with a giant Wall of Water that flooded the island. Key story beats since then include:

• Shadow Midas (Chapter 2: Season 4) — a dark ritual at The Ruins gave him Shadow Realm powers, letting him raise dead henchmen and corrupt the reboot system
• Kado Thorne's ambush (Chapter 4: Season 4) — Thorne killed Midas, claimed his severed hand as a collectible, and his soul was imprisoned by Hades in the Underworld
• The great escape (Chapter 5: Season 2) — Midas freed himself, and Jules forged gauntlets from the Chains of Hades' essence so he could seal and unseal his Golden Touch at will
• The outlaw years (Chapter 6) — he united the Outlaws of Oninoshima against Baron Fletcher Kane, backed the Utopia City academy, and secretly funded a new Vault for the Zero Point's scattered shards

Notably, lore confirms Midas never built The Device to save anyone but himself — as he puts it, "I'm a schemer, a rogue. A charismatic rule-breaker." Complex plots with double-crosses? For him, that's just Tuesday.

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Every Midas Remix and Fun Facts

Midas' popularity turned him into one of Epic's most remixed characters. Beyond the original Battle Pass skin, players can chase these variants:

A few favorite trivia bits from the Fortnite Wiki:

• Midas almost shipped with glasses, but Donald Mustard cut them roughly a day before launch — remnants survive in his Yacht statue and the Coin Flip emote
• He has a female counterpart, Marigold, who carries the same Golden Touch curse
• He holds the record for weapons bearing his name, with five different Drum Gun variants
• In LEGO Fortnite: Brick Life, he and Marigold run a bank called Golden Value Proposition
• Community stats on Fortnite.gg show over 221,000 players have the original skin in their locker

Fans looking for clips of the character in action can browse community uploads like this Midas ScenePack on YouTube, which showcases his cutscenes and signature gold effects.

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FAQ: Fortnite Midas

Can you still get the Midas skin in Fortnite? No. The original Midas outfit was exclusive to the Chapter 2: Season 2 Battle Pass at Tier 100 and has never returned to the Item Shop. However, remakes like Midas Rex, Ascendant Midas, and Outlaw Midas have appeared through later Battle Passes, events, and shop releases.

Where did the Midas boss spawn in Fortnite? He spawned inside The Agency on Eye Land during Chapter 2: Season 2. Eliminating him rewarded players with Midas' Drum Gun (OG) and the Agency Keycard, plus the "Who's the Boss?" accolade for 165 XP.

Is Midas dead in Fortnite lore? He has died and come back. Kado Thorne killed him and imprisoned his soul with Hades in the Underworld, but Midas escaped as the half-alive, half-undead Ascendant Midas and went on to lead the Outlaw storyline in Chapter 6.

Who voices Midas in Fortnite? Matthew Mercer provides his voice. Mercer is also known for voicing Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Goro Majima in the Like a Dragon franchise, and Mr. Freeze in Batman: The Enemy Within.

What are Midas' powers? His core ability is the Golden Touch, which transforms anything he touches into gold — uncontrollably, until Jules built him sealing gauntlets. He has also wielded shadow powers and necromancy as Shadow Midas, storm control through The Device and his Cyclo suit, and Shade transformation abilities after escaping the Underworld.